The Uganda Founder Institute, the local chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, is proud to announce the newest Alumni from the Uganda program.
After meticulous selection process and intense four months of aggressive business-building sprints, constant evaluation, and feedback from investors and mentors, just 4 companies were able to make it through.
Each of these Founders have demonstrated a high level of perseverance and creativity, and their businesses have been thoroughly vetted and supported by a panel of Uganda's top startup experts and investors.
And now, without further ado, we present the Alumni of the Uganda program:
- GERIS Agri-Solutions - develops temperature & humidity sensors to monitor and control control temperatures in agriculture storage facilities, preventing aflatoxin contamination in agricultural products.
- FinanceFlow - helps East African startups achieve financial clarity, stability, and growth by providing accessible and affordable virtual CFO services tailored to their unique needs.
- ARRO TICKET WAVE LIMITED - simplifies event planning by offering comprehensive online ticketing solutions for event organizers around the world for a seamless attendee experience.
- L A N N O - an online marketplace where African founders can raise $10K+ for customer discovery and product development. It offers standardized terms and market maker quotes on debt, profit-share, or SAFEs, giving investors liquidity.
The Uganda program would not have been possible without help, because it truly takes a city to raise a startup.
Join us at Uganda Founder Institute Graduation Event on August 28.
Uganda Local Directors
We would first like to thank the Local Directors of the Uganda Founder Institute: Alan Lwetabe (Director, Founder Institute Kampala), Ivan Kahangire (Co Director Founder Institute & Oracle East Africa Territory Manager, Oracle), Jacinta Anyinge (Co-Director, Founder Institute - Kampala), Joanitah Nantongo (Associate, FI), Kitawa Wemo (Founder & CEO, MAMA Social Ventures). Our Local Leaders play an incredibly important role in building the local Founder Institute program, and creating an environment and network in Uganda that is conducive to building to great companies.
In addition, the Uganda program was supported by some of Uganda's top technology organizations, including:
Some of Uganda’s top startup mentors helped our founders in the program, including:
In the Founder Institute's pre-seed accelerator program, early-stage entrepreneurs and teams build their business alongside a critical support network of local startup experts that share equity in their success, and through a structured and challenging business-building process that has helped alumni raise over $1.85BN.
After Graduation, the new Uganda Founder Institute Portfolio Companies now have a fast-growing company that has been fully validated by experienced startup founders, with access to the Founder Institute's global network and post-graduate support programs to continue building their business.
Leaders of the world’s fastest-growing startups have used the Founder Institute to raise funding, building a co-founding team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200+ cities and 100+ countries, the Founder Institute’s mission is to Globalize Silicon Valley and empower talented and motivated entrepreneurs to build companies that will create one million new jobs.
The next Uganda Founder Institute program is being planned now. If you are interested in being notified when applications open, visit FI.co/apply/uganda.
Alumni of the Founder Institute are creating some of the world's fastest growing startups, having raised over $1.85BN in funding, and building products people love across over 200 cities worldwide.
See the most recent news from our Grads at FI.co/news, or learn more about their stories at FI.co/graduates.
